Combination autoboat and aeroplane.



- Patent a 0051221912.

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\ Inventor Witnesses P. GREGOIRB. COMBINATION AUTOBOAT AND ABROPLANE.APPLICATION FILED NOV. 6, 1911.

Patented Oct. 22, 1912.

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Specification of Letters Batent. PatefitQdQCt. 22, 1912.

- Application Iiovember '6, 1911; SerialNo. 658,847.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Fnmx-Gnlisoms,' a

' subject or the King of Great Britain,-residing at St. Jean Baptiste,in the Province of Manitoba, Canada, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Combina tion Autoboats, and Aeroplanes; and I dohereby declare that. the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription'of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to ,make and use the same.

* The invention to be hereinafter described relates to a conibinedautoboat and aero-v plane, v v. In order to more clearly-disclose theconstruction operation, and use of the invention, reference should behad to the accompanying drawingsforming part of the present application.

Throughout drawings like reference characters designate the same parts.v a

In the drawings .Figure-l is a side elevation, partly broken away;,Fig.2 i'sa top planview; 3is'a front end View; and

Fig. 4: is a fragmentary, vertical, cross section, showing the airdelivery vanes, enlarged.

Referri ng to" the drawings in detail, -1'

" indicates a boat shaped body from which is seats.

solidly supported a deck 2 for passenger From the'sides of this deck areextended pairs of wings or sustaining planes 8, strongly bracedbysuitable guy wires, cables or the like. These wings are adapted'toreceive the impulse or thrust of upwardly directed air currents fromlarge force fans 4 (sein like, housed within the body 1 and suitablydriven by any well known form of" motor 'or engine. .x:t-ube 5' which isbent outwardly .-led through the Si From each fan leads a '=.'.1'Of thebody l, and terminates di- "rectly- 'below the inner part of each wing.

Between the under surface of each wing and the upper end of each tube 5are arrangedtwo parallel arc plates 6 connected by radially arrangeddeflecting vanes 7. The upper end or delivery section 8 of each tube 51s'con nected to the upper part of a flexible joint or coupling-9permitting the delivery end to be swung in an arc corresponding to theare of plates 6. Each of the'flexible joints is provided with a smallwheel, lever, or the likedevice, for turning the upper, endof the heseveral figures of the tube, and all of these operatingdevices areconnected bycords, cables orthe like to a' single hand'wheel 10'arranged at about the center of the bodyil. Thus, movement of the handwheel will efiect simultaneous movement. of all of the flexible pipesections', simultaneously, and to the sameex tent. direct the currentsissuing from 'the ends 8 of the tubes 5 so that they strike the wings'6; at 'the-desirtd angle. The single hand wheel 10, of cours, makes itcertain that :thisangle will be the'saineflfor all of them. Thus, thecurrents may be directed vertically' upward to eflectascension of theareo-.

jplane.

After ascending to the desired height, the sections .8 may all be tiltedrear- The vanes 7 act to concentrateand.

Ward to .a :g 'reater or,le ss degree to sheet forwardtravel. oft-heplane, or in the reverse direction for rearward travel. .Beneath thecenter of the deer is arranged a similar set of fans-tubes and guidevanes, the flexible joint-sot these :tub es being also operated from theone hand wheel 10. In order to prevent too' -great a .concentrati'onofthe lift: ing current ,or draft at the center of the deck, a divisionplate-ll is used extending downwardly fromthe deck 'and between each twoare plates 6. This divides the cur-' rent into-two portions eachslightly deflected laterally so as to strike the under surface of thedeck a littleat either side of the center line.

It is necessary, of course, to provide means for steering or'turning themachine in any desired direction besides the straight forward orstraight rearward direction. 'For this purpose tubes 12 and 13with'suitable fans are .provided, one at each end of the machine. Theupper sect-ion of the tube .12

is directediorwardly and connected .by a

ends of the tubes 12and 13. j1are connected by in cable, cord or the hketo a pulley,-drum, or

'toits rear edge, passed inwardly over guide pulleys, and secured to adrum or pulley operated by a suitable hand lever 17 Suitable supportingwheels 18 are used,

for travel on land and for landing or starting purposes.

The fans and all of their operating mechanisms are arranged within thebody of the machine and this body is constructed to float as a boat. Thepropulsion by air currents will bethe same, of course, whether in theair, in the water, or on land.

It is thought that the operation and use of the invention will be clearfrom the preceding detailed descript-ion.

Changes may be made in'the construction, arrangement, and disposition ofthe several parts of the invention without; in any way departing fromthe field and scope of the same and it is meant to include all such'.within this application wherein only a preferred form has beendisclosed.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

- 1. In a machine of the character described, a body, a deck supportedabove said body, wings extending from said deck, a plurality of upwardlyextending tubes withln said body beneath said deck and said wings andeach provided with an upper flexibly connected section, means forcreating currents of air through said tubes, and means forsimultaneously swinging the upper sections of said tubes. 1

2. In a machine of the character described,- a body, a deck supportedabove said .body,

wings extending from said deck, a plural-- ity of upwardly extendingtubes within said body beneath said deck and said wings and eachprovided with an upper flexibly connected section, means for creatingcurrents of air through said tubes, means for simultaneously swingingthe upper sectlons of said tubes, and deflecting means for directmgcurrents of a r issuing from said tubes.

3. In a machine. of the character described,

taneouslyswinging the upper sections of 'said tubes, an elevating plane,and means for operating the same.

'4. Ina machine of thecharacter described,

a body, adeok'supported above said body,

wings extending from said. deck, a plurality; of upwardly, extendingtubes within said body-beneath said deck and said wings and eachprovided with an upperiflexibly connected section, means for creatingourrents-of air-through said tubes, means for simultaneously swingingthe upper sections of said tubes, a tube mounted in'each end of saidbody and each provided with anupper flexibly connected sectionarrangedat an angle to the vertical, means for creating an air current througheach" of s'aid'iqeildtubes, and means for simultaneously swinging theflexibly connected sections thereof in opposite directions. l

5. In a machine of the character described,

a body, a deck supported above said body,

wings extending from said deck, a plurality of upwardly extending tubeswithin said body beneath sai d deck and said wings and each providedwith an upper flexibly connected section, means for-creating currents ofair through said tubes, means forysimultaneously swinging the upper.sections of saidtubes, a tube mounted in each end of said body and eachprovided with an upper flexibly connected section at an angle to thevertical, means for creating an aircurrent through each of said endtubes, means for simultaneously swinging the flexibly connected sectionsthereof in opposite directions, and deflecting means for directing thecurrents of air from said sections.

In witness whereof-I have hereunto set my 7 hand in the presence of twowitnesses.

FELIX GREGOIRE.

